frightfiction Chapter 371 The Golden Hunter
Chapter 371 The Golden Hunter
[Lu Youyou: Give me more information about your mother, otherwise I won't know where to start to rescue her.]
The giant clam: "My mother was a huge clam! I don't know where she is. When I woke up, I found human fishhooks left behind! My mother's pearls were scattered all over the ground."
It was a very large clam…
So it seems the person sending me messages using the big clam account is a five or six-year-old clam spirit?
[Lu Youyou: That's all the information? By the way, what's your mother's name?]
The giant seashell: "Her name is Pearl! That's all the information I have. Human, please help me find my mother!"
Lu Youyou didn't reply to the message. She was thinking. This task was a bit difficult, but not impossible.
It would be even better if we could receive the reward and encouragement in advance.
[Lu Youyou: You have to give me something first, otherwise how can I be sure you're not playing me?]
The "Speaking" message above the nickname on the other end flashed several times before finally a sweet female voice, mixed with a male wailing in the background, rang out.
Big Seashell: "Okay, I'll try finding a human."
A moment later, Lu Youyou's watch vibrated.
[Received a gift from player Big Shell; both parties have automatically become friends.]
Lu Youyou opened the compartment of her backpack.
[Five-star reel seat: Contains a five-star spinning reel and a five-star crank. Once installed, it will automatically retrieve the line until the catch surfaces.]
The little clam spirit was quite generous, sending two things at once.
Lu Youyou didn't lie. She took out the conch communicator and called out Pearl's name.
woo-
The conch shell makes a sound without being blown, producing a long, ethereal tone.
"who are you?"
A weak female voice came from the conch shell; she spoke very slowly due to exhaustion.
"I'm the one your daughter sent to rescue you. Where are you now?"
"My daughter has grown up and knows how to care for her mother now. Tell her not to worry about me..."
Lu Youyou interrupted Pearl's words in a fit of irritation.
"Stop talking nonsense. You only have three minutes to communicate, and I only have one chance. Where are you right now?"
"Is my daughter alright?"
Lu Youyou could tell that Pearl didn't want to be rescued, probably because the enemy was strong and she didn't want the little clam spirit to be in danger.
However, she had already promised the little clam spirit, so naturally she wouldn't do as the pearl wished.
“Your daughter is bad. She has started to kidnap humans and force them to use their watches to send out rescue messages. If the adults find out that she is hurting people for no reason, she will not get away with it.”
Pearl was shocked: "What? How dare she take a human hostage! Has she gone mad?!"
A soft, choked sob came from the conch shell, but it refused to say who had taken it away.
As time ticked away, Lu Youyou grew increasingly anxious.
“Pearl, where are you now? I’m running out of time. The longer you drag this out, the bigger the mistake your daughter will make.”
"I was with the Gold Hunter, and he captured me."
Before he could finish speaking, the already dilapidated conch shell turned to dust.
At the same time, Lu Youyou's other questions were also shattered by the conch shell.
The conversation with Pearl was interrupted, and it seemed that the only way to get information about the Gold Hunter was to ask other people.
She opened the assistant page, and there stood the little otter, swaying back and forth, as if entertaining itself.
"Little otter, do you know where the Golden Hunter is?"
A string of ellipses came from above the little otter's head.
Just when Lu Youyou thought it knew nothing, the ellipsis turned into a line of text.
"You're looking for the Gold Hunter? She's a hunter feared throughout the entire ocean."
"Is she great?"
Of course, especially her harpoon, which can automatically track and relentlessly pursue prey, drawing blood without fail. No creature she targets can escape.
"Do you know where she is?"
"Hmm... if you really want to find her, try going to the Gold Coast."
The Gold Coast—Lu Youyou had seen this place on the map before.
She used a vehicle to shrink the bubble and take the car away, then drove with a flashlight and used Shadowstep to reach the Gold Coast.
This place is no different from other fishing spots; it's still land on the left and ocean on the right.
There are no vehicles on the land here, only a small wooden house.
Bright light shone through the windows of the cabin, illuminating the surrounding area.
Just as Lu Youyou was about to approach, she heard a sharp whooshing sound behind her.
She used Shadow Step to dodge, only to find that the harpoon was still following her.
Unlike the hunters I'd seen before, these other hunters wore silver armor and their harpoons were also silver.
The Golden Hunter wore golden armor and his harpoon was golden.
"Hmph, I'll see how much strength you have to escape capture."
The Golden Hunter watched the spectacle with his arms crossed, his golden armor gleaming under the lights.
With a thought, Lu Youyou launched an enhanced paralysis grenade, pulled the pin, and threw it towards the Golden Hunter.
"Hahaha,"
The Gold Hunter's laughter abruptly stopped. She appeared extremely nervous about her loss of mobility, her pupils trembling.
This time, Lu Youyou smiled.
The fact that she could obtain the blueprints for paralysis bullets was the greatest kindness the survival game could show her.
While some NPCs can counteract the effects of paralysis bullets, it's clear that the Golden Hunter cannot.
Or perhaps, not entirely.
As Lu Youyou approached the Golden Hunter, she timed her throws of enhanced paralysis bullets.
"Squeak-"
She pushed open the wooden door and saw a clam shell split in two in the center of the house.
Blood soaked the wooden floor, making a squelching sound with every step.
"Holy crap, Pearl is dead?"
Lu Youyou unconsciously spoke up, and at the same time, she didn't forget to throw an enhanced paralysis bomb outside.
"I...am not dead yet..."
In the corner, a mound of white flesh, the contents of which were indistinct, opened.
Its body was covered in knife marks, and the flesh was torn apart, making it look like a sausage that had been carved with knife marks and deep-fried.
Lu Youyou tossed a high-grade all-purpose pill toward the pile of things.
The white flesh opened its mouth, swallowed the pill, and a flash of light passed through its mouth.
As the oyster shell gradually emerged, the pearl was very grateful to Lu Youyou.
"Hey, you helped me, what reward do you want?"
Having recovered from her injuries, Pearl's voice was full of energy.
Lu Youyou: "What's in your mouth..."
"No, that pearl is everything to me, I can't give it to you."
"Ah! The source of pearls does indeed exist!"
The wall of the house was kicked open, and the gold hunter, who should have been incapacitated, walked in with a smug look on his face.
Although Lu Youyou was shocked, she had expected it.
She became suspicious when the Gold Hunter was so easily immobilized.
That appearance was nothing like the creature the little otter had described as frightening the entire ocean.
The Gold Hunter has his tricks, but Lu Youyou isn't one to be trifled with either.